A Chinese general officer visiting Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., holds an M4 carbine May 9, 2012. Chinese Minister of National Defense Gen. Liang Guanglie and the rest of the Chinese delegation were touring several U.S. military installations at the invitation of Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta. The purpose of the visits was to highlight the improvement in the United States’ capacity to cooperate in areas of mutual interest, such as humanitarian assistance, disaster relief and addressing nontraditional and transnational security threats and counterpiracy. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Bryan Nygaard/Released)
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A Chinese general officer visiting Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., holds an M4 carbine May 9, 2012. Chinese Minister of National Defense Gen. Liang Guanglie and the rest of the Chinese delegation were touring several U.S. military installations at the invitation of Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta. The purpose of the visits was to highlight the improvement in the United States